Was nominated for Broadway's 1962 Tony Award as Best Conductor and
Musical Director for "No Strings."
American composer and conductor for stage and screen, most famous for his work on Barbra Streisand's early albums (he conducted her 1963 debut, 'The Barbra Streisand Album' which made her a star) and as musical director on "The Carol Burnett Show".
Studied Chemical Engineering at the University of California. Studied music in Paris and New York in the 1950's.
Gave many AIDS fund-raising concerts with wife Marilynn Lovell.